28 Release jobs in the United Kingdom

We're looking for an experienced Head of Release Planning to lead and shape a Release Management function. This is a critical leadership role, ensuring the safe, seamless, and timely delivery of change across the clients technology estate-spanning major programmes, business-critical services, and complex multi-supplier environments.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the Release Management Team, overseeing planning, rehearsals, go/no-go checkpoints, and post-implementation reviews for all change plan projects.

• Managing the planning Team, responsible for dependency and integration planning for production change.

• Overseeing complex, multi-layered change activities including shared infrastructure, code deployments, data migrations, and batch rescheduling.

• Ensuring robust governance and controls for delivery into production, with clear quality criteria and reversion plans in place.

• Driving operational excellence through governance meetings and cross-functional collaboration to deliver end-to-end successful services.

• Building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the business, gaining alignment and sponsorship for release strategies.

• Managing third-party support teams and suppliers, ensuring accountability through clear governance and effective escalation where required.

• Developing and communicating a clear vision and strategy for the Release Management function that meets the evolving needs of digital and smart platforms.

• Owning and evolving policies, procedures, and standards for release governance, while promoting process education and adoption across IS.

Interested? Please send your CV for immediate consideration.

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Release Manager

Peterborough (3 days hybrid)

£75,000 - £0,000

You would be joining a SaaS company that pride themselves the culture they’ve created. It’s very supportive, collaborative and diverse with a unique family feel that is driven from the top by the CEO - something that usually gets lost in big businesses.

What you'll be doing:

You'll be the gatekeeper ensuring smooth, safe deployments of our software products. Managing end-to-end release processes, you'll coordinate across development teams, plan release schedules, and make sure only tested, approved code makes it to production.

Your days will involve release planning, risk assessment, and being the central communication hub for all deployment activities. You'll troubleshoot issues when they arise, manage change control processes, and continuously improve our release automation strategies.

What We're Looking For:

3+ years in release management or similar roles managing complex cross-team projects. You're comfortable with agile methodologies and have strong communication skills to coordinate across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Experience with tools like Jira, Confluence, MS Office, and SharePoint is essential. Bonus points for Power BI experience, Jenkins automation knowledge, or working within scaled agile frameworks.

You're someone who thrives on bringing order to complex processes and gets energised by ensuring seamless, risk-free deployments.

The Perks

• Salary: Up to £80, 0
• 5% bonus
• 7% pension
• 25 days holiday + bank hols (plus buy up to 5 more)
• Car allowance
• Private Medical
• Dental Insurance

Apply now!

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Job Title: Release Manager

Clearance required: SC is required - Must hold SC

Duration: 6 months

Location: Telford: If local to Telford, requirement will be 2 days per week on site.

If not local, expectation will be to attend once/twice a month.

Job description :

Release Manager

Purpose:

The Release Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the deployment of software releases across multiple environments.

This includes managing release schedules, ensuring configuration integrity, and supporting testing and validation processes.

The role demands strong technical expertise in SAS technologies and Oracle, as well as a deep understanding of configuration management and the software testing lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Own and manage the end-to-end release process across development, test, and production environments.

Coordinate with development, testing, and operations teams to ensure timely and quality releases.

Maintain and enforce configuration management standards using manifest files and structured release artefacts.

Oversee packaging and deployment of SAS DI code (SPKs) and Oracle artefacts (clear-text files).

Support migration activities, particularly from SAS 9.4 to SAS Viya 4, using CI/CD practices and Capgemini accelerators.

Facilitate release readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, and post-release retrospectives.

Ensure traceability and auditability of all release components and decisions.

Required Skills & Experience:

Technical Skills:

SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) – experience in job orchestration and user migration support.

SAS Data Integration (DI) – packaging and deployment of DI jobs using manifest structures.

SAS Management Console – Used for promotion & Management of code.

SAS Studio – job development and deployment.

SAS Viya 3.5 / Viya 4 – hands-on experience with modernised SAS platforms and migration strategies.

SAS Visual Analytics (VA) and SAS Visual Investigator (VI) – familiarity with reporting and investigation tools.

Oracle – working knowledge of Oracle databases, particularly in data staging and decisioning workflows

Process Knowledge:

Configuration Management – experience managing artefact groupings, dependencies, and release hierarchies

Testing Lifecycle – understanding of test strategy, planning, execution, and defect management within release cycles.

Soft Skills:

Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Methodical and detail-oriented approach to planning and execution.

Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.

Desirable Qualifications:

Experience in public sector environments.

Familiarity with DevOps practices and cloud-hosted platforms (AWS, Azure, SAS PaaS).

Knowledge of scheduling tools - Airflow

Exposure to SAS Migration Factory Delivery Models.

The successful candidate will also need to be SC Vetted.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

Release Manager - Financial Technology - Peterborough / Hybrid

(Key skills: Release Manager, SDLC, Agile, Scrum, Change Management, Risk Mitigation, Deployment Coordination, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Jenkins, Power BI, Financial Services, Software Delivery, Stakeholder Communication)

Are you a detail-driven Release Manager with a passion for structured change and high-impact delivery? Do you thrive in complex environments where risk mitigation, collaboration, and precision are critical to business success? If you're looking to take your career to the next level within a dynamic fintech environment, this opportunity could be ideal.

Our client is a well-established financial services organisation undergoing continued investment in its technology platforms and operational processes. They are now seeking a Release Manager to oversee the planning, coordination and execution of software releases across business-critical systems that serve wealth management, investment operations and regulatory reporting functions.

This is a pivotal role, sitting at the heart of a multidisciplinary software delivery ecosystem. You'll be responsible for ensuring the smooth and secure transition of code from development through to production, safeguarding operational stability while enabling innovation across the firm's technology landscape. This includes managing release schedules, coordinating across Agile teams, validating changes through structured approval workflows, and leading the communication of deployment timelines and risks.

To be successful in this role, you will bring at least three years of experience in release management or a similar delivery-focused role, ideally within financial services, fintech, or other regulated environments. You'll be confident working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), familiar with collaboration and documentation tools such as Jira, Confluence and SharePoint, and experienced in managing cross-team dependencies and change control processes. While not essential, exposure to CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins), scaled Agile models or BI tools such as Power BI will be considered strong assets.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive communicator, a confident coordinator, and someone who can calmly navigate the demands of high-stakes releases in a fast-moving financial environment. You'll be comfortable engaging with stakeholders across technology, product and operations, while maintaining control over complex release schedules and ensuring quality standards are met at every stage.

If you're looking to contribute to the backbone of a forward-thinking financial services business - ensuring secure, well-governed deployments and supporting Agile transformation - this role offers a unique platform to grow and deliver meaningful impact.

Location: Peterborough, UK / Hybrid working
Salary: £65,000 - £80,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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Engineering Release Specialist

7-month initial contract

Hybrid working - Gaydon

27ph (Inside IR35), 40 hrs pw

*Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.*

About the company

I am currently recruiting on behalf of a Luxury Automotive OEM, based in Gaydon, who are seeking an Engineering Release Specialist to join their team

Job Description

As Engineering Release Specialist, your main responsibilities include:

• Ensure a timely and accurate BoM is released from Product Engineering to the wider internal and external business, by interpreting and analysing documents from, and discussions with CoC Engineers.
• Have an in-depth knowledge of part usage and logic to ensure parts are correctly coded to support scheduling and build
• Provide focal point to customers and suppliers at commodity level to ensure accurate & timely BoM release.
• You will liaise extensively with Engineering and Manufacturing customers and industry partners and be able to demonstrate excellent levels of self-motivation, enthusiasm and a strong ethic to providing excellent customer service.
• Manage workload to support programme timing, key project dates and departmental targets.

Qualifications / Skills needed

• Dassault Systems 3Dexperience
• Bill of Material experience.
• Able to manage delivery of multiple tasks.
• Complex problem solving and logic skills.
• Self-motivated and driven.
• Excel proficient.

Why work through Contechs?

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

How to Apply

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Are you ready to take your career to the next level with an exciting opportunity in the automotive industry? This company is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Engineering Release Specialist to join their team at Gaydon. In this role, you’ll be at the heart of vehicle production, playing a pivotal part in ensuring quality and precision across all carlines and manufacturing plants. With a competitive umbrella rate of £27.30/hr (inside IR35) and the chance to work on innovative projects, this is your opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

What You Will Do:

• Ensure timely and accurate release of Bills of Material (BoM) by analysing engineering documents and collaborating with CoC Engineers.

• Develop a deep understanding of part usage and logic to ensure parts are coded correctly for scheduling and vehicle builds.

• Act as a key point of contact for customers and suppliers at the commodity level, ensuring accurate and timely BoM releases.

• Manage workload effectively to meet programme timelines, project deadlines, and departmental targets.

• Support early BoM validation events and contribute to local process improvement initiatives.

• Provide cover for colleagues during holidays or absences, demonstrating flexibility and teamwork.

What You Will Bring:

• Strong organisational, logical, and methodical approach to tasks.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.

• Excellent communication skills to convey complex ideas clearly.

• Proficiency in Excel and a self-motivated attitude to deliver results under pressure.

• Experience with Dassault Systemes 3D and Bill of Material processes is desirable.

This role is vital to the company’s success in delivering high-quality vehicles to their customers. As an Engineering Release Specialist, you will contribute to the smooth operation of manufacturing plants and directly impact build quality, ensuring the company continues to lead in the automotive industry. You’ll be working with a team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence, making this an inspiring environment to grow your career.

Location:

This position is based in Gaydon, offering you the chance to work in a hub of automotive innovation and expertise.

Interested?

If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge and become a key player in the automotive industry, don’t wait! Apply now to join this company as an Engineering Release Specialist and drive your career forward.

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